July, 2015

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From The Car Connection: 2016 Kia Sedona Review With its 2015 redesign, the Kia Sedona became much more competitive in terms of space, functionality, and refinement, and the 2016 model only adds features, including a standard rearview camera. Get $ 1,000 If You Convince A Friend To Buy A TeslaRead More

In its latest press release, Motus, the all-American V4 sport-tourer, has announced production has hit a point where bikes are shipping weekly. In addition, it has added a new dealer in Southern California: San Diego BMW. According to the Motus press release, the San Diego BMW crew has experience notRead More

Lately, Audi has been gaining on luxury-segment front-runners BMW and Mercedes-Benz. What Audi may be missing in cachet, it makes up for with charm—demonstrated well with its smart, thoroughly competitive A4. But can the A4 actually outpace the newest 3-Series—with all its body styles and power choices? The A4 isRead More

Last column, Skidmarks – (Excelsior-Henderson) X Factor, I related the curious case of die-hard Excelsior-Henderson fans, men and women who love their motorcycles and loyally keep them running, year after year. I chatted with a few of them to get an idea of why they liked the big V-Twins soRead More

From The Car Connection: 2016 Cadillac XTS Review As the largest sedan in the luxury brand’s lineup, the 2016 Cadillac XTS isn’t just aiming to be a step up in size and space from the luxury brand’s ATS and CTS sport sedans. It targets an entirely different kind of shopper—oneRead More

Question: What’s a motorcycle’s natural position? Answer: Lying on its side. What does this have to do with removing a motorcycle’s wheels? Well, Sparky, if you don’t follow these tips, your odds of seeing your motorcycle achieve its natural position increase dramatically. Any time you lift your bike with aRead More

Spyker has exited its financial restructuring process Dutch sports car firm says it is now debt-free and pressing ahead with merger with an Oregon-based electric aircraft company Dutch sports car company Spyker is pressing ahead with plans to merge with an American aircraft manufacturer and build electric cars after emergingRead More

Across much of America, temperatures are soaring, but within a few weeks, the mercury will begin to fall. As it does, dealerships will begin making room for 2016 models and closely eyeing their yearly sales goals. That often results in good deals for shoppers, but according to Auto News, TeslaRead More

The AMA Pro Flat Track Championship is headed to South Dakota, to add a bit of racing action to the area best known for its famous South Dakota rally. On Tuesday, August 4, the series will compete on the half-mile oval at Black Hills Speedway. Current points leader Jared MeesRead More

Mercedes will look to incorporate hybrid technology into its performance range by the end of the decade to help reduce CO2 Mercedes-Benz R&D boss Thomas Weber has confirmed that petrol-electric AMG performance cars could be on sale by 2020. Weber has said Mercedes is looking at adapting its current hybridRead More